Posted by MB on July 19, 2003, at 23:20:44
In reply to Waking up in a panic attack, posted by janejj on July 19, 2003, at 22:26:43
> This happened to me last night!! Don't know why, anyone else experienced this ?
>
> JanejjYES!!! I have had this happen twice. It wasn't from a dream or anything that I know of...I just awakened thinking I was having a heart attack. I was hyperventilating, and my heart must have been beating well over 200 bpm. It felt like 300bpm, but I don't think that's physiologically possible. Anyway, it was beating faster than I've ever felt it, and I couldn't catch my breath. I thought I was dying. It was even painful in my chest. It lasted maybe thirty seconds, but it felt like hours. It was like someone had injected adrenaline straight into my heart.
MB
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